History for the Curious Podcast
1) #182: 10th Teves: Our History - The Message - Our Future
We know from both Jewish and secular sources, that 2,500 years ago the Babylonians led by Nevuchadnezar, besieged Jerusalem on this day. Two years later the Temple was destroyed. But what events led t...Show More
2) #181: The Menorah - History's Greatest Jewish Mystery
The Menorah was the most adopted symbol in the Jewish world. But where is the original? We know of a Menorah in Rome in 70CE. The Talmud tells us it was examined. But what follows is centuries of si...Show More
3) #180: Chanukah - Celebrating the War We Didn't Win?
Chanukah is central to our Jewish Calendar and way of life, but there are many unanswered questions: Why celebrate defeat? What was the real role of Kohanim during the Second Temple? Why was this Yomt...Show More
4) #179: The Most Unbelievable Story in Modern History
Yitzchak Trebitsch was an active participant - under various names - in some of the twentieth century’s most important events: mass immigration, WWI wartime espionage, radical right-wing Germany, Chin...Show More
5) #178: The Vanished Jews of England II: 1290-1650
Small groups of crypto-Jews are known to have made their way to England. We know the names and occasionally the stories of some. But no one had a greater impact on England’s history or on Queen Elizab...Show More
6) #177: The Vanished Jews of England: 1290-1650
For centuries there were none left; The Jews had been driven out of England en-masse by Edward I... But the records tell us a different story. Henry VIII went searching for them and English literat...Show More
7) #176: Yishmael vs Yisrael X: Echoes of Conflict - feat. Rabbi Zev Leff & Lord David Wolfson
In the wake of the return of the hostages that survived, challenges abound and life cannot return to normal. Israel confronts the unknown, and across the world the ripples of anti-semitism continue to...Show More
8) What is Jewish History?
We have produced 175 episodes over the past 4 years BH. But what makes Jewish History special? And what does the future hold? This short clip will give you some insights - https://vimeo.com/11306395...Show More
9) #175: David Friedman - The Ambassador Who Reshaped the Middle East
To watch This Podcast, click here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpgg1wcQKw&t=2760s A wide-ranging and personal discussion with former U.S. Ambassador David Friedman, describing how his Sledgeh...Show More
10) #174: Disputations II - 1263-1414 / Rav Meir Arik 100th Yarzeit
25 years after Paris the Talmud was being cross-examined again. This time the Christians intended to prove the truth of their faith from within Judaism ! In 1413, the Jews chose silence as their re...Show More